All stories by K J M Varma
Third country's army could enter Kashmir on behalf of Pak: Chinese media
Rediff.com10 Jul 2017This is the first time Pakistan and Kashmir have been brought into the narrative.
Amid Sikkim standoff, China issues safety advisory for citizens in India
Rediff.com8 Jul 2017The advisory asked to pay close attention to the security situation and take necessary precautions.
China slams US after bombers fly over disputed South China Sea
Rediff.com7 Jul 2017The B-1B Lancer bombers from Guam airbase flew over South China Sea on late Thursday as part of operations intended to demonstrate the US commitment to freedom of navigation, the US Air Force said in a statement.
Amid Sikkim standoff, Chinese army conducts exercises in Tibet
Rediff.com6 Jul 2017The exercises also involve combat operations command, combat synergies, live fire shooting training, and comprehensive inspection of arms integration, the report said.
China rules out Xi-Modi meeting at G20
Rediff.com6 Jul 2017But Modi and Xi will attend a BRICS leaders meeting in Hamburg.
China says India is 'misleading the public' on Sikkim standoff
Rediff.com5 Jul 2017China on Wednesday accused India of "trampling" on the Panchsheel principles and asked New Delhi to "correct its mistakes" as soon as possible by pulling back troops.
Withdraw with dignity or be kicked out: Chinese media to India
Rediff.com5 Jul 2017While China's nationalistic tabloid Global Times said India should be taught a 'bitter lesson', another official newspaper, China Daily, said India should look in the mirror.
'China will opt for military way if India doesn't listen'
Rediff.com4 Jul 2017Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow at the Shanghai Academy of Social Science, claimed that India is provoking China because it wanted to prove to the United States that it could contain China while Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the US.
India's Sikkim action a betrayal: China
Rediff.com3 Jul 2017It also dismissed Jaitley's remarks that India of 2017 is different from what it was in 1962, saying China too is different.
War likely if Sikkim standoff mishandled: Chinese media
Rediff.com3 Jul 2017China will resolutely safeguard its border sovereignty in conflicts with Indian troops even at the cost of war, GT said.
India should shed 'strategic anxiety' and join BRI: Chinese media
Rediff.com2 Jul 2017Observers say China's repeated invitations to India to join the BRI highlights its own anxieties over the adverse impact of New Delhi's lack of support to the multi-billion dollar investments in South Asia as it would deny access to India's market consisting over 1.2 billion people.
China releases new map to lay claim over Sikkim's Doklam region
Rediff.com2 Jul 2017Chinese foreign ministry spokesman displayed the photographs of the alleged Indian "incursion" into the area during a media briefing.
Indian Army should learn from 'historical lessons': China
Rediff.com29 Jun 2017Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang displayed a photograph of Indian 'incursion' into Donglong area.
China defends Pak, says it is at frontlines of anti-terror fight
Rediff.com28 Jun 2017His remarks came in response to the India-US joint statement issued after the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.
China launches biggest new generation naval destroyer
Rediff.com28 Jun 2017It is equipped with new air defence, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons.
China shuts entry to Nathu La pass over border standoff
Rediff.com27 Jun 2017China said that it had put off the visit of Indian pilgrims who enter Tibet via the Nathu La pass "for safety reasons" in view of the border issue.
China to oppose India's NSG membership at Bern meeting
Rediff.com23 Jun 2017Foreign ministry spokesman said no change in China's position in case of non-NPT countries.
Ahead of NSG meet, China refuses to budge on India's bid
Rediff.com16 Jun 2017The NSG plenary meeting is due to be held next week in the Swiss capital of Bern.
7 killed, 66 injured as blast rocks kindergarten in China
Rediff.com15 Jun 2017The blast happened around 4:50 pm at the front gate of the kindergarten in Fengxian County in east China's Jiangsu Province when children were leaving the school, officials were quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency.
India's NSG bid has become 'more complicated,' says China
Rediff.com5 Jun 2017China on Monday said India's membership bid in the NSG has become "more complicated" under the "new circumstances" as it again ruled out backing New Delhi's entry in the grouping, saying there should be non-discriminatory solution applicable to all non-NPT signatory countries.